[NJARC] Western Electric 215A "Peanut" Tube

[Ray Chase]

PS:  The sockets are harder to get than the tubes so if you spot any, 
grab them up.
Ray

Yardleyite at aol.com wrote:

> Dear Fellow NJARC Members,
>                                             I was wondering if anyone knew 
> what the original applications for the Western  Electric 215A "peanut" tube was 
> and why it was originally produced? I know the  specs, etc. To my knowledge it 
> was used in a few of the early  superheterodyne kits in the mid '20's, but 
> don't know of any "specific"  applications for it. Was it Western Electric's 
> answer to an 01A in a smaller  package? Was it developed for telephone relay 
> amplifiers, hence it's  "diminuitive" size compared to an 01A? 
>  
> I believe it was intended as a "detector-amplifier" like the 01A, but did  it 
> exhibit any specific characteristics like say, a #00 tube or a gaseous  
> detector in Armstrong regenerative circuts, etc? 
>  
> Any insight will be appreciated. I have 5 NOS ones I'd like to build  
> something with someday to make them "sing for their supper" in a early-mid '20's  
> retro receiver project, etc.
>                                                                               
>           Best  Regards,
>                                                                               
>                               Joe Cro N3IBX
>       
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